Hypertext Webster Gateway: "instigation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Instigation \In`sti*ga"tion\, n. [L. instigatio: cf. F.
instigation.]
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated;
incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.
The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of
the devil could bring the sons of men to. --South.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
instigation
n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: {abetment}]
2: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or
discord) [syn: {fomentation}]
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